There is an uncertainty to continue in series and books in this genre, and perhaps the books title lives up to its definition, as I finished this book wanting something different. A lifelong Virginian, David is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia School of Law. Formulaic, but lacking adequate character development, especially disappointing with an earlier likable character Will Robie. And the mystery surrounding the Blue Man plays out in a personal and revealing manner that adds depth and sincerity to both his character and the series mythology. So, as much as I have enjoyed Will Robie, I will not be reading another one unless I know for sure that Baldacci actually wrote it, which means, if there is not a disclaimer saying he wrote it all, by himself, it won't be on my reading list.

Robin and Reel make consistently stupid choices in the plot, which is a shame considering how smart I know these characters really are. At the very end they will need all of that skill and intelligence to overcome the forces of evil operating on a grand scale in the town of Grand. It’s wildly melodramatic, the romantic interests act like, and have similar dialogue to, high schoolers.David published his first novel, Absolute Power, in 1996; the feature film adaptation followed, with Clint Eastwood as its director and star. Even as a longtime Baldacci fan and as an initial fan of this particular series, I can’t find anything good to say about End Game. That Will and Jessica possess near super-human capabilities both individually and as a team is de rigueur in this series, but what they accomplish here stretches imagination beyond the limit, at least for me. However, Reel seems to have had a change of heart after the events in the last book and Robie is both hurt and confused about it. Murders, quite a few execution-style, result in bodies piling up faster than pitchfork-flung hay in a mow (some of them deservedly so, others not).

Interestingly he worries briefly about his lack of humanity – having had a glimpse at the alternative the last time we met him… on a more personal mission. I plan to go back and read the third and fourth books in the series, The Target and The Guilty but am not necessarily in a hurry.

The last book in the series – The Guilty– had its ups and downs, although it was more good than bad. With over 130 million copies in print, his books are published in over 80 territories and 45 languages, and have been adapted for both feature-film and television.

The fifth book in the Will Robie Series by David Baldacci proved to be the weakest so far, and that's really quite a shame given the previous books. However, the plot itself was not very intriguing this time, and its many sub-plots/story-threads were too much scattershot all over the places. The local sheriff and her deputy and even the state troopers tend to take a ‘hands-off’ approach when dealing with the groups, knowing they’re is significantly outnumbered. I don't know, maybe my cheesy radar is sensitive right now, but some parts of the story felt kind of hokey.Together, they are informed that their handler, Roger ‘Blueman’ Walton, has gone missing during his annual vacation to Colorado. All things considered, if you're looking for serious kick-assction (I made that one up to avoid getting censored, so hopefully you get my drift), it would be tough to beat this book. Now I don’t know about small-town America but I wondered whether rural Australia has similarly sordid (and exciting) underbellies; as Grand in Colorado is resplendent with a religious cult, luxury doomsday preppers, skinheads and Neo Nazis. While Baldacci often bases his novels on contemporary political problems around the world, how he tackles this subject matter is quite disturbing. They find themselves not knowing whom to trust, with no real clues; they start blundering around, making friends and enemies along the way, and not dealing with their feelings for each other.

Too much money for eBook that’s extremely repetitive, way too much info on Silo/underground bunkers and there’s very little difference between this and a previous Robb Will book. Overall, it’s a very enjoyable journey for the reader to follow their journey and try to solve the mystery before they do.No doubt about it: Government-sanctioned assassins Will Robie and Jessica Reel have never fail to get the job done, even when it comes at great personal cost and a smattering of collateral damage. For this novel, there is decent character development in the two protagonists, though their progression differs greatly. Jess is no help to us because – although we’re in both of their heads – Baldacci probably identifies more with Will so it felt like we were keeping his secrets rather than Jess’s.